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Germany's federal IT security agency regularly releases guidelines aimed at helping users keep their PCs safe.
===> When it comes to the security equivalent of eating your greens, the BSI's study shows that even with a few simple updates and modest outlay, users can dramatically cut their exposure to malware infection. <===
Read more, a MUST: http://www.zdnet.com/heres-happens-when-security-watchdogs-ignore-their-own-advice-7000007480/
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Die Bundeswehr rüstet sich für den Cyberwar. Das ist nicht nur eine Herausforderung für das Militär, sondern auch für die Politik. Von R. Birnbaum und M.
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http://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2012-06/bundeswehr-cyberwar-abwehr
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“On October 31, 2012, a NASA laptop and official NASA documents issued to a Headquarters employee were stolen from the employee's locked vehicle,” says a 13 November email to all NASA employees.
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McAfee publie son rapport trimestriel sur les menaces informatiques, qui analyse notamment les techniques du cybercrime et l’évolution mondiale des cyberattaques. Le rapport dévoile de nouveaux détails sur l’opération « High Roller », ainsi que des chiffres en matière de logiciels malveillants visant les mobiles, qui ont quasiment doublé par rapport au trimestre précédent, et la hausse sans précédent des violations des bases de données.
McAfee Labs a également constaté une hausse importante de certaines catégories de logiciels malveillants, dont les logiciels de demande de rançons ou ransomware et les fichiers binaires signés.
===> Les rootkits et les logiciels malveillants ciblant les Mac continuent eux aussi d’augmenter, à l’instar des chevaux de Troie voleurs de mots de passe et des logiciels malveillants autoexécutables, qui ont enregistré une hausse considérable. <===
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http://www.globalsecuritymag.fr/Rapport-trimestriel-McAfee,20121114,33708.html
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McAfee released a new report which explores techniques in cybercrime as well as the global evolution of cyber exploits. It uncovers new details of “Operation High Roller,” tracks that ===> mobile malware almost doubled the previous quarter’s total, <=== and reveals an all-time high in database breaches.
Read more, a MUST: http://www.net-security.org/malware_news.php?id=2318
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The malware threat on Macs is real, and should not be underestimated.
SophosLabs, is a new variant of the OSX/Imuler Trojan horse. In the past, earlier variants of the OSX/Imuler malware has been spread via topless photos of a Russian supermodel or embedded deep inside boobytrapped PDF files.
If your Mac was successfully infected by malware like this, you have effectively given remote control of your computer and your data to an invisible and unknown party.
===> They could steal files from your Mac, spy on your emails, and plant further malware onto your systems. <===
Read more, a MUST: http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/11/13/new-mac-trojan/
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Quand on transporte des données confidentielles, voire hautement sensibles comme les informations concernant les marchés financiers, on sécurise son ordinateur. C'est ce que viennent d'apprendre des employés de la SEC à leur insu.
Ceux-ci participaient à une conférence sur le hacking aux Etats-Unis, rapporte Reuters, qui explique que les officiels de la Securities and Exchange Commission, organe en charge de la régulation des marchés financiers aux Etats-Unis, pourraient encourir une sanction disciplinaire.
Audit de sécurité à 200 000 dollars pour vérifier qu'il n'y avait intrusion aux ordinateurs et accès aux données...
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Nearly 62% of respondents cited social networking as a significant threat to information security in their organisation, while the growth of emails and other unstructured data came a close second with 59% acknowledging it as a serious risk.
When it came to mobile security, the single biggest problem remains not the technology but the practices and behaviours of users, with employees' failure to follow data-retention policies (59%) and lost or stolen devices (58%) topping the list of concerns.
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http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=13927
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The vulnerability is selling for up to $50K on the black market, security researchers say, and has been included in a package of banking Trojans called the Blackhole Exploit Kit, which is the most ...
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New QuickTime fixes a number of security vulnerabilities!
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Many Twitter users are being warned to change their password after an unknown bug or hack has seen left some accounts with deleted tweets or scam-links posted to their feeds.
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a password reset message from Twitter, and you should probably do what it says.
Read more, a MUST: http://www.zdnet.com/twitter-user-passwords-reset-after-accounts-breached-7000007108/
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The company denies 240,000 customer credit card details were stolen but hackers gained access to customer information.
Read more: http://www.zdnet.com/au/pizza-hut-hacked-customer-info-lost-credit-card-details-safe-7000007016/
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Adobe has released a critical security update for its Flash Player and Adobe AIR software that fixes at least seven dangerous vulnerabilities in these products.
===> Updates are available for Windows, Mac, Linux and Android systems. <===
Read more, a MUST and don't forget to update: http://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/11/adobe-ships-election-day-security-update-for-flash/
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Newly revealed cyberspying campaign against Israeli and Palestinian targets demonstrates how the threat is no longer mostly a China thing...
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Amerikanisches Militär und Sicherheitsdienste dürfen Rechner in fremden Ländern angreifen, um die USA zu schützen. Das bestimmte Präsident Obama in einem geheimen Gesetz.
Mehr erfahren: http://www.zeit.de/digital/internet/2012-11/obama-cyberwar-direktive
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New malware attacks are targeting smart phones, and experts say banking institutions aren't doing enough to detect and prevent those attacks.
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The risk of bring your own device BYOD outweighs the benefits, according to reports.
Read more, a MUST: http://www.scmagazineuk.com/byod-still-a-risk-for-businesses/article/268130/
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Like James Bond does in the new hit film Skyfall, secret agents all over the world are now dealing with digital threats. Is this malware giving them a digital license to kill?
Read more, a MUST! See the reality and learn basics of Cyber-Security: http://mashable.com/2012/11/10/james-bond-malware/
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The traffic anonymisation tool TOR can leave confidential data like passwords in the system memory due to usage of a function that is not always used by all compilers...
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An up to date list of domains that direct users to, or host, malicious software.
Read more: http://www.malwaredomainlist.com/mdl.php
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SEC Employees Take Unencrypted Work Computers to Black Hat Conference [Reuters]...
Some employees of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Trading and Markets Division have failed to encrypt their computers, despite the fact that they contain highly sensitive information. Furthermore, according to reports, they even have even taken the devices to the Black Hat security conference.
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Despite Android’s dominance in the mobile threat landscape, the Symbian malware scene is far from dead. 21 new families and variants were discovered in the third quarter of 2012, a 17% increase compared to the second quarter.
Read more, a MUST: http://www.net-security.org/malware_news.php?id=2314
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NullCrew has targeted the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MOD), and used a simple SQL Injection attack to plunder thousands of email addresses and passwords.
Read more: http://www.securityweek.com/uks-ministry-defence-breached-easy-sql-injection
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A cyber crime hit squad to help companies targeted by hackers has been set up by GCHQ.
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